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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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