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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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