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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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