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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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