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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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