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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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