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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students 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 distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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