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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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