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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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