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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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