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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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