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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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