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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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