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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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