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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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