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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 (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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