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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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