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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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