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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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