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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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