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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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