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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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