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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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