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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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