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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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