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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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