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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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