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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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