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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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