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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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