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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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