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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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