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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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