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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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