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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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