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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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