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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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