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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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