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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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