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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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