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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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