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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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