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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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