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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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