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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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