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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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