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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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