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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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