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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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