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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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