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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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