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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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