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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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