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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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