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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth 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 online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the 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 gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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