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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business 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 handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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