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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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