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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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