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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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