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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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