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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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