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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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