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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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