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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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