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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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