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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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