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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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