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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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