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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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