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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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