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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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