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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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