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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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