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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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