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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important 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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