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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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