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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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