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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with 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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