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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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