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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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