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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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