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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily 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 many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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