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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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