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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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