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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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