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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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