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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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