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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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