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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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