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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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