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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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