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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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