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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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