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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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