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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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