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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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