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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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