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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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