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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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