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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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