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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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