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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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