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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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