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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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