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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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