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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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