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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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