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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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