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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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