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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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