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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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