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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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