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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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