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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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