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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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