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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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