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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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