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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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