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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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