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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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