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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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