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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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