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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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