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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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