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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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