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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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