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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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