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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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