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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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