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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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