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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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