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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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