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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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