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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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