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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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