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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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