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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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