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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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