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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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