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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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