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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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