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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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