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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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