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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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