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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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