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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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