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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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