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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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