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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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