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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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