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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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