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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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