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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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