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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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