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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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