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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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