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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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