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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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