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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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