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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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