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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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