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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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