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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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