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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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