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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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