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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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