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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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