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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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