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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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