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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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