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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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