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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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