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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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