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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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