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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different 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 institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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