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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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