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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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