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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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