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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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