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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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