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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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