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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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