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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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