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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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