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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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