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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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