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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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