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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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