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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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