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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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