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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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