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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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