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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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