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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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