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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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