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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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