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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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