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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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