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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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