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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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