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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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