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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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