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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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