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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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