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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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