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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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