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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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