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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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