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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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