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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes 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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