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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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