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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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