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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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