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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners 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 several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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