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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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