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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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