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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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