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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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