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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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