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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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