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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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