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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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