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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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