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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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