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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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