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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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