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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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