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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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