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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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