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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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