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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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