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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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