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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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