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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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