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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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