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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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