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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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