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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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