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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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