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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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