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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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