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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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