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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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