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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in courses 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 generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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