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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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