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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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