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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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