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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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