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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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