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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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