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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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