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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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