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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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