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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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