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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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