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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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