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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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