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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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