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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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