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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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