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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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