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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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