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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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