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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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