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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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