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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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