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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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