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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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