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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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