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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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