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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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