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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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