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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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