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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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