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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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