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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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