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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models 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 teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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