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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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