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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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