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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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