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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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