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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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