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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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