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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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