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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education