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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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