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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning enable students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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