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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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