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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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