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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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