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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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