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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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