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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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