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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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