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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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