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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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