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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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