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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. 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 lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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