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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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