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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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