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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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