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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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