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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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