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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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