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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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