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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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