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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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