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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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