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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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