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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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