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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key 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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