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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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