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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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