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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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