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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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