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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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