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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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