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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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