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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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