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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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