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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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