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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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