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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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