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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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