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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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