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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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