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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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