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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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