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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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