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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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