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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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