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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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