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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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