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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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