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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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