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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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