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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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