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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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