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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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