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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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