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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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