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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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