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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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