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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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