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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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