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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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