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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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