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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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