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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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