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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different 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 stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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