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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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