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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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