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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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