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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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