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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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