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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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