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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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