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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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