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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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