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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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