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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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