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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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