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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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