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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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