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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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