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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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