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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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