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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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