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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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