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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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