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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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