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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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