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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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