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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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