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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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