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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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