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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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