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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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