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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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