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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major 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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