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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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