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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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