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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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