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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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