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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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