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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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