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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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