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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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