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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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