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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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