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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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