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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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