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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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