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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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