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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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