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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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