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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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