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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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