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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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