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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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