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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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