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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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