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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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