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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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