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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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