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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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