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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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