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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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