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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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