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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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