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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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