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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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