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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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