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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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