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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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