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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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