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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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