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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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