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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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