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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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