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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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