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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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