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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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