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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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