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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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