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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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