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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need 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 education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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