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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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