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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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