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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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