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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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