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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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