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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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