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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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