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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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