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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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