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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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