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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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