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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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