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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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