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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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