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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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