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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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