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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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