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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major 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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