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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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