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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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