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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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