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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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