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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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