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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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