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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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