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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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