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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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