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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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