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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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