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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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