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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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