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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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