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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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