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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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