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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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