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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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