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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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