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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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