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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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