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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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