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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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