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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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