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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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