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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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