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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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