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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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