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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the 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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