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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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