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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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