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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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