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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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