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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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