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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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