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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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