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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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