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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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