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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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