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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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