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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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