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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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