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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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