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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the 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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