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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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