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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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