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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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