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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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