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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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