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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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