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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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