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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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