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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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