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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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