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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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