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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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