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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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