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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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