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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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