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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online 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 in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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