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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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