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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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