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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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