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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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