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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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