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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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