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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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